Wheel.



Patented Sept. ll, I900.

C. HEART.

W H E E L.

(Application filed Jan. 29, 1900.)

(No Model.)

,4 T TOR/YE)? a n W Y c m w A w o n n J m o H P o c s n K a P m n o N c n T UNinD STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES HEART, OF FRANKTON, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM H. H. QUICK, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA.

WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657,699, dated September 11, 1900.

Application filed January 29, 1900. Serial No. 3,134. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern: a groove D. The spokes are placed between Be it known that I, CHARLES HEART, a citithe two portions of the hub, as shown in Figs. zen of theUnited States, residingatFrankton, 1 and 2, and bolts D passed between the in tliecounty of Madison and Stateoflndiana, spokes resting in the grooves, as shown in 5 have invented a new and useful Wheel, of Fig. 2. These bolts are then tightened, se-

which the following is a specification. curely fastening the spokes to the hub.

My invention relates to an improvement in By hollowing out the inner portions of the hubs for wheels wherein the various parts of hub I make an exceedingly-light hub when the hub are made of metal, preferably iron assembled, and by shrinking on the rim I [O or steel, the object being to construct a metal greatly strengthen the whole. It Wlll also be hub which will be strong and light and one seen that by first screwing the two parts of in which the parts can be readily assembled. the hub together and then securing the parts These and other objects not hereinbefore by the bolts, which also fasten the spokes 1n mentioned are accomplished by the construcplace, I provide a hub which is easily but I5 tion shown in the accompanying drawings, securely assembled.

wherein like letters of reference indicate cor- Having thus described my invention, what responding parts in the several views, and in I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters which Patent, 1s-

Figure 1 is a vertical central longitudinal 1. Ahub consisting of two hollowed-outpor- 20 section through the hub. Fig. 2 is a crosstions having their inner ends open, the censection on the line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a tral. part of each portion having a pro ection side elevation of the wheel complete. provided with a screw-thread whereby the As shown in Fig. 1, the hub proper conportions are secured together, and therims sists of two portions A A, screwed together of these two portions not meeting leaving a 25 at A. These two portions are adapted to be space, a band shrunk on each portion havmade of metal, hollowed out and having ing its inner end flush with the inner end of their inner ends open. The outer parts or the rim, an annular flange on the inner end rims of these portions flare outwardly and do of each band provided with apertures, and not meet, leaving a space for the spokes, as bolts passing through the apertures adapted 3o hereinafter described. The central part has to act to further secure the two portions of the projections a and ct, respectively, on which hub together and also to fasten the spokes. the screw-threads are placed. 2. Ahubconsistingof two hollowed-outpor- 5 Around each portion A A of the hub is setions having their inner central parts secured cured a band of metal B B, respectively. together, and the inner ends of the rims of 35 These bands fit snugly over the inner porthese portions being spaced apart, a band tions and extend inwardly, so as to have their shrunk on each portion, having their inner inner ends flush with the inner ends of the ends flush with the rims, an annular flange 9 rims of the portions A A. On the inner on the inner end of each band provided with ends of these bands are formed the annular apertures, spokes positioned between the in- 40 flanges C C,respectively. These flanges are ner ends of the bands and rims of the two provided with the apertures C", as plainly portions, and bolts passing through the apershown in Fig. 2. tures in the flanges and between each spoke In assembling the hub the bands are first for securing the spokes in position and furshrunk upon the inner portions A A. These ther securing the two portions of the hub to- 45 portions are then screwed together tightly gether.

until the apertures in the flanges are in a In testimony whereof I have hereunto afstraight line, when the hub is ready for the fixed my signature in the presence of two spokes. witnesses.

The spokes D are intended to be made of i 50 metal pressed into shape. The inner ends of (JHARLES HEART' these spokes are squared and formed wedge- Witnesses: shaped, as shown at D. On each side of this J. E. WADE,

squared wedge-shaped inner portion is formed WM. DUVAL BROWN. 

